Missing Caravan

[GM Marvel]

[OoC: Re Taunting: I can't find anything in the rules for taunting.  And likely tricking an intelligent creature into do something against it's nature for more than a moment (like with feint) would require a feat.  But looking up Kender Taunt (From Dragonlance) that race uses a bluff check to taunt an opponent.  If the opponent fails the check then he gets a -1 penalty on his attack rolls and AC until your next action. An enemy distracted by your taunts is likely to direct his next attack at you, but is under no compulsion to do so. Using the Bluff skill to taunt a foe requires a standard action, but does not provoke an attack of opportunity.  I'm willing to allow this under the same house rule as, Diplomacy doesn't overcome reality.  And the opponent should get either a Will save or a Sense Motive to resist.  I don't believe things like this should be just based upon a skill check to resist.  Life experience should also come into it.  It is more likely that a unskilled 1st level character would be tricked than a more experienced unskilled 20th level character.  Also, these will be secret rolls.]

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While Betimi moves around the pillar, Nacesh reloads his crossbow. [This round it required a Standard action to break out of the web so you still had a move action.  So all Nacesh can do right now is reload his crossbow until the new round starts after Selina and Tomeal's actions.]

[Now, finishing Unreth's multi-attack action... <Insert evil grin>   ]

Enraged at the nerve of pray harming it, Unreth stops playing with it's food.  Suddenly a long wicked looking stinger [which Piper mentioned back in post #709] erupts from Mardak's back.  Your companion's cries of agony quiet as his body goes limp [Hp's: -4] and a shower of blood rain down upon the floor beneath him, leaving only Unreth's cackles of joy echoing throughout the cavern.  Then with a sickening crunch, Mardak's lifeless body crashes to the cold stone ground [Hp's: -15]. 

[OoC: In case you're wondering how Unreth got to attack again, he's always been able to attack twice but he's only been attacking once in a round because he's been 'playing' with what he thinks is his food.  Now that he's been hit, he's pissed off and has now brought his stinger into play.  For this round I split his attacks up between posts as a surprise but it's all part of the same attack action as when he just bit Mardak for 4 damage.  ]

Selina attempts to anger the creature into drawing it off the ceiling but the creature just snickers at her feeble attempts.  [I felt I should show the rolls this time.  I didn't want you thinking I didn't give your attempt a chance.]

Tomeal winces as he watches Mardak crash to the ground with a sickening crunch.  He wouldn't want any of his companions to die but if one had to go, he wasn't shedding any tears over fate's choice.  Tomeal then launches another arrow but misses again!  Growling in anger, Tomeal calls out, "Do you think this might be a good time for some of us to drink some of that stuff we picked up a while back?  You know the stuff Jonath drank not too long ago?"
 

[NEW ROUND!  Betimi, Nacesh, Jonath, and Gilley's turns!]

 21: Betimi = Purple
17: Nacesh = Red
16: Mardak = Black [Taken 32/17 (-15)]
10 : Jonath = Grey
9 : Gilley = Green
8 : Spiders = H5 [Taken 7/??]
7 : Selina = Blue
6 : Tomeal = Orange